Thank you so much for this. I've been struggling for ages now to get the correct update file in the correct place on the memory card. Most helpful.

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

7 ай бұрын

Great! I am glad the video helped!

Thanks Jeff, I was hesitant in doing my first update on my Z8, but you made it look so easy, so I'll give it a go,

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

9 ай бұрын

Glad the video was helpful! Good luck with the update (and enjoy the Z8!)

Thank you! This was just what I needed

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks, this was the break through I needed!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you! It was easy after watching your tutorial!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

3 ай бұрын

Great! Glad the video was helpful!

Big thank you for this do well explained video!!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you so much for this! I was being a goober and kept adding the update to the subfolder

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

6 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

You video was very helpful, Thanks for the help.

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

5 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Thank you, i was having trouble updating my camera but you made it clear. I was placing the file in a subfolder

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Fantastic thank you on directories and order to make it work!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

Ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Thank You!!!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

Ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

I have such difficulty with firmware updates thanks for doing this video . Going to try again for the Zfc so frustrating.

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

9 ай бұрын

Glad it helped! Hopefully the update to the Zfc goes smoothly!

@georgerady9706

6 ай бұрын

Just getting back to playing with my original Z6 and it’s still at 3.0 - anyone know if I can just download 3.6 ? Or do I need to install intermediate updates ? ie is the firmware CUMULATIVE???

Thanks!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

7 ай бұрын

No problem! Hope it helps!

I was trying to follow your advice but my z7ii did not even see the update on the SD card until I realised that you have to have the SD card as the primary card, I had mine as a back-up card, then it recognised the update.

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

Ай бұрын

Glad you got it figured out!

GET TO THE UPDATE!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

3 ай бұрын

👍

Thanks for the video. For the update from 1.41 to 1.50 on a Mac, I only get the choice of a .bin file. Is that normal?

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

5 ай бұрын

Z fc? The .bin file should be what you need. Here’s the instructions on the Nikon site and they reference the .bin file: downloadcenter.nikonimglib.com/en/download/fw/506.html Hope that helps!

Thank you for this amazing video! I run into one problem that after I downloaded a file from Nikon Download Center, I double clicked the 'dmg' file and it does not show the 'exe' file. I tried this on another computer, and have the same problem. Do you have any advice? Thank you.

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

6 ай бұрын

Are you updating using a Mac computer or Windows? The dmg file is for when updating the firmware from a Mac, and it should have a .bin file in it. That’s what gets copied to the memory card. Does that help?

@JK-su2hn

6 ай бұрын

@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography OMG! I use windows and thought the shaded one (either MAC or Windows) was the selected operating system. Now, I am able to do firmware upgrade without any problems. Thank you very much and I subscribed to your channel. Thank you again!!!

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

6 ай бұрын

Great! I’m glad that got it going for you. And thanks of the sub - much appreciated!

I just upgraded to a Z 8 and a few days later installed FW version 2. There was one detail that was different. Before: (Windows) (a) download file of .exe type and this is a self-extracting archive (zip) file. Once done (b) extracting, we have a .bin file that is the binary holding the new firmware. That .bin file needs to get (c) copied to the root folder of a memory card that next is (d) placed in the camera and from there can be (e) installed (provided enough juice in the battery). New: (Windows) the download file is the .bin file already. This replaces (a) and (b) by "download the .bin file" and (c) .. (e) stay the same

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! They changed which file type they download on the most recent updates for each camera system - I probably need to pin a comment and/or update the video description!

Do all the settings reset to factory settings after an update?

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

4 ай бұрын

No - the update won't reset the camera back to factory settings.

Just getting back to playing with my original Z6 and it’s still at 3.0 - anyone know if I can just download 3.6 ? Or do I need to install intermediate updates ? ie is the firmware CUMULATIVE???

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

6 ай бұрын

Nikon updates are typically cumulative. And the 3.6 update is cumulative - they note this on the update page "This update includes all changes made in previous updates." Hope that helps!

@georgerady9706

6 ай бұрын

Thanx

FYI instead of scrolling down forever, you only need to scroll up once to get to the firmware section of the menu :)

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

6 ай бұрын

Oh yeah! Great tip!

when I try to download the firmware it is in .bin format which is "an unsupported format". Now what do I do?

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

4 ай бұрын

It looks like in the most recent firmware update, Nikon provided the .bin file for download directly. So no need to extract a file, just copy the .bin file to the memory card for updating. Hope that helps!

@GChistepper

3 ай бұрын

@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography did not work for me on my Z8 from version 1.0 to 2.0

@GChistepper

3 ай бұрын

and the bin file is on my SD card

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

3 ай бұрын

Make sure to follow these steps, I'll include the "gotcha's" below the steps to watch out for: 1. Make sure you have the downloaded firmware file on your computer. • Z_8_0200.bin (the camera firmware) 2. Copy “Z_8_0200.bin” to a memory card that has been formatted in the camera. Note: Be sure to copy the firmware to the root (top-most) directory of the memory card. The camera will not recognize the firmware if it is placed in a folder under the root directory. 3. Insert the memory card into Slot 1 on the camera and turn the camera on. 4. Select [Firmware version] in the [SETUP MENU] and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the firmware update. 5. Once the update is complete, turn the camera off and remove the memory card. The key things to watch for. -Make sure it is the 2.0 version of the firmware for the Z8 (you can tell by the file name) - Make sure it is the .bin file in the root of the memory card -Make sure the .bin file is not in a sub-directory, needs to be in the root of the memory card - The memory card needs to be in Slot 1 of the camera. Those are the common reasons why the update might not proceed as expected. Hope that helps.

@GChistepper

3 ай бұрын

@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography The problem was I had to remove the CFXb card. Once I did that no problems.

I did all that but still dont see update onlo what i see is 2 versions and files delete and done

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

5 ай бұрын

Were you able to download the update? Which files were on the SD card?

@Jordiephotography

5 ай бұрын

I found oud that i have the FTZ 2 there is no update for it yet . Thank you for the quick response@@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

I just bought a Nikon Z30 but it only has the Chinese language. Is there a solution?

@JeffreyTadlockPhotography

Ай бұрын

I am not sure on that. To my understanding the cameras might only have a small set of languages on it depending on which region of the world it was intended for. I am not sure how to get a version of firmware with the correct regional language on it. Sorry I couldn't be of more help!